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title: "Is there an ISO standard (for dimensions, weight)  for postal…"
date: 2021-03-01
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# Is there an ISO standard (for dimensions, weight)  for postal…

*March 1, 2021 · Facebook*

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Is there an ISO standard (for dimensions, weight) for postal packaging materials similar to the standard for shipping containers? The goal is that if the packaging materials meet the standard, then they will pack efficiently in an ISO shipping container.\
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Something along these lines:\
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[https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2012/12/how-to-make-everything-ourselves-open-modular-hardware.html](https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2012/12/how-to-make-everything-ourselves-open-modular-hardware.html){target="_blank"}\
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Or a 3-D version of the ISO 216 paper size standard:\
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[https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/\~mgk25/iso-paper.html](https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html){target="_blank"}
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